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The legality of PGP

To: [email protected]
Subject: The legality of PGP
From: [email protected] (Perry E. Metzger)
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 92 14:02:42 EST
Cc: [email protected]
In-Reply-To: S.E. Brown's message of Fri, 13 Nov 92 16:07:06 PST <[email protected]>
Reply-To: [email protected]

>From: S.E. Brown <[email protected]>

>Well,

>I've been reading a lot of speculation and outright disinformation about
>the legality of PGP.  Does anyone have any informed information about the
>actual legal status us sing and disseminating the program?

PGP is based on RSA cryptography, which is patented. The patent is
controlled by Public Key Partners, which has not granted a license for
people to use PGP. Therefore, using PGP is possibly a patent
violation, although thus far no action seems to have been taken by PKP
in this respect.

Perry

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